なる
Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 成る
to become; to get; to grow; to turn
JLPT N5 Common word Genki L10
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain- to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
- to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
- to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
- to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
All 11 meanings
- to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
- to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
- to play (the part of); to act as
- to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
- to be promoted
Auxiliary verb, Godan verb (-ru)
to do ...Honorific
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | なる | なります |
| Negative | ならない | なりません |
| Past | なった | なりました |
| Past negative | ならなかった | なりませんでした |
| Te-form | なって |
|---|---|
| Potential | なれる |
| Passive | なられる |
| Causative | ならせる |
| Volitional | なろう |
| Imperative | なれ |
| Conditional (ば) | なれば |
| Conditional (たら) | なったら |
Example sentences
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It is getting on my nerves.
良くなりました。
That's better.
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Don't overdo it.
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The wind grew stronger.
鳥になりたいな。
I wish I were a bird.